With most families being dual-income-with-kids, outsourcing home cleaning and home economics to domestic helpers is almost a way of life for Singaporeans. Come in and discuss issues pertaining to maids and home management.

ammonite wrote:On the base, there is a rim that is sticking out rite? Use that rim as you would a sharpening stone. I prefer a knife sharpener if I have to be the one doing it to keep the sharpened edge straight and balanced. I am a bit clumsy and have sliced off many fingernails in the past. It is hard for me to control a knife where the sharpened edge slants (due to uneven sharpening) ever so slightly. My husband likes to use the sharpening stone though.

I hv never sharpened a knife.

Before marriage, there was a man who came shouting "sharpen knife , scissors" in our neighbourhood.

After marriage, mother-in-law is in charge of the kitchen.

When I moved out n started cooking, I got a good knife which is now not sharp anymore.

I saw a stall in Jelita that offers knife sharpening svc, dunno how much.

We’ve been hunting for something like this for ages after failing to satisfactorily sharpen our own knives at home, having bought every available gadget and gizmo that purports to guarantee a razor sharp edge. None seem to work. These guys are the real deal. Prices vary according to knife size. PS: They are not a shop, but a little stall just opposite HomeFix on level 2 of JCS.

It all depends on your knives and what you use them for. a set of different stones for sharpening + the skin ensures the shaving sharpness of the blade and the long preservation of sharpening, however, it takes a lot of time. for hunting - fishing, etc. so kind of sharpening is necessary, but for the kitchen - not ... I doubt that you have ordinary kitchen knives made of high-grade steel that requires such sharpening. because for kitchen knives it is easier to use sharpeners like those https://www.bestadvisers.co.uk/knife-sharpener , while for personal knives, folding, hunting, etc. it is better to use a set of stones and a grinding skin.

Imami wrote:It is, and Cost free. I have been using this method for a few years. Knife sharper seems too sophisticated for me... no idea how to use one when I see it...

I have done this for years too. I don't buy expensive knives, so I don't see the point of paying for them to be sharpened. I have used knife sharpeners in the past, but I find this method works fine. I prefer to use a mug rather than a bowl as a mug is easier to hold. Just find one that has an unglazed rim at the base.

The bottom of a clay bowl can be a surprisingly effective sharpener and it’s quick and cost-free also. Alternate on different bowls and they won’t concave. The only problem is you have to wash the bowl afterwards. I was a big fan for years. Then while surfing on this kitchen blog HealthyKitchen101 the other day, I came across a review of a hand-held sharpener where they mention that one of the sharpening slots is made of ceramic and has the same effect as the bowl bottom. I’ve got one and have been happy ever since